GO 357GO 357The Political Economy of The Political Economy of

RegionalismRegionalism

Walter HatchWalter HatchColby CollegeColby College

The European ProjectThe European Project

No Fizz QuizNo Fizz Quiz

Robert SchumanRobert Schuman

• 1. He was the foreign minister of what 1. He was the foreign minister of what European country?European country?

• 2. Name the European institution that 2. Name the European institution that emerged from his 1950 proposal.emerged from his 1950 proposal.

European UnionEuropean Union

May 1945May 1945

Reichstag

Europe in RuinsEurope in Ruins

Dresden, Germany

Europe in RuinsEurope in Ruins

Rouen, France

ThreatsThreats

ImmediateImmediate• Famine and starvationFamine and starvation

LoomingLooming• Soviet and domestic communismSoviet and domestic communism

BackgroundBackground• Avoiding another warAvoiding another war• The German problemThe German problem

The German ProblemThe German Problem

France’s France’s GermanophobiaGermanophobia

How to prevent Germany’sHow to prevent Germany’s

economic rehabiliationeconomic rehabiliation

and remilitarizationand remilitarization

SaarlandSaarland

RuhrRuhr

Damn YankeesDamn Yankees

Truman and Marshall (1947)

Anglo-American PlanAnglo-American Plan

Rebuild the RuhrRebuild the Ruhr Rearm Germany within NATORearm Germany within NATO

Marshall PlanMarshall Plan

$15 billion in economic aid over four $15 billion in economic aid over four yearsyears

On condition: cooperationOn condition: cooperation

France’s “Plan B”France’s “Plan B”

Accomodation, not revengeAccomodation, not revenge

Jean MonnetJean Monnet

Robert SchumanRobert Schuman

Treaty of Paris (1951)Treaty of Paris (1951)

Six members: France, Germany, Six members: France, Germany, Italy, BeneluxItaly, Benelux

Customs Union to common marketCustoms Union to common market ““High Authority”High Authority” Council of MinistersCouncil of Ministers Court of JusticeCourt of Justice Common Assembly Common Assembly

EDCEDC

Monnet’s OTHER planMonnet’s OTHER plan• A European army incorporating German A European army incorporating German

unitsunits Treaty signed by “the six”Treaty signed by “the six” Defeated by French National Defeated by French National

Assembly (1954)Assembly (1954)

From Euro-optimismFrom Euro-optimism

to Euro-pessimismto Euro-pessimism